Rare good looking Swazi Battle Axe. Unique curved haft, with a good balance. Swallow-tail blade with nice aged patina throughout.

Swazi ceremonial battle axes. A lovely pair of traditional battle axes examples from the Kingdom of Eswatini formerly (Swaziland).

Jun 1, 2024 · This swallow-tail axe is hand-forged, with an angular iron axe blade with long integrally forged round-section stud mortised into the haft and firmly secured with twisted iron wire.

Swazi Ceremonial Battle Axe. Swaziland, South Africa. 40-1/2”L. (103cm). Slender wood shaft with a long triangular iron blade having spiral twisted tang hafted into side of shaft with finely …

Hand-forged angular iron axe blade with long integrally forged round-section stud mortised into the shaft and secured with twisted iron wire. Head is 12 1/4″ long and extends 5 1/4″ from the shaft. Curved 35 ½” hardwood shaft. Unique example in very good condition. Possibly a British soldier’s bring-back from the Zulu Wars.

Offered for sale from my private collection of southern African artefacts is this MAGNIFICENT TOP-QUALITY old Swazi warrior's ceremonial battleaxe. The axe is around 70-90 years old and was collected in rural Swaziland. The axe measures a huge 43 inches in length.

Swazi Ceremonial Axe; Between sixty and eighty years old. The blade may be older. When the owner dies, normally the wooden shaft would be broken at the grave. Then the son will use the blade to make a new axe.

A good war Zulu or Swazi war axe. Dating to the 19th century. Nicely patinated wooden haft with bands of woven copper wire. The lower grip incised with cross-hatching. The head mounted with a large arrow-shaped steel blade, two iron reinforcing plates either side of the wood. Beautiful patina throughout, a fine example. 28 inches long ...

Swazi "swallow tail" style battle axe. The Zulu & their close relatives the Swazi used these axes. Originally they were reserved for military leaders of royal blood. The difference between a Zulu axe and a Swazi is found in the haft.

Battle axe with an arrow-shaped metal head on a twisted support bound to a turned wood haft.